With Facebook playing a starring role in the revolts that toppled governments in Tunisia and Egypt, you might think the company’s top executives would use this historic moment to highlight its role as the platform for democratic change. Instead, they really do not want to talk about it.
A Syrian court sentenced a 19-year-old blogger to five years in prison on charges of spying for a foreign country. The United States and international human rights groups have called for the release of Tal al-Mallohi, who has been held since December 2009.
Police in Spain have arrested a man who allegedly stole details on thousands of Nintendo users and tried to blackmail the company. The unnamed individual obtained data on 4,000 gamers, according to Spain's Interior Ministry.
The United States condemned what it said was Syria's "secret trial" of a young blogger and called for her immediate release, saying allegations of U.S. espionage connections were baseless. "The United States strongly condemns Syria's secret trial of blogger Tal al-Molouhi," State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said in a statement, saying baseless allegations of U.S. connections had resulted "in a spurious accusation of espionage."
A Chinese technician identified by U.S. Internet security company McAfee Inc. as a conduit to the alleged hacking of the computer files of major energy companies denied all knowledge of the case. "What? You sure it's my company?" Song Zhiyue, a technician for website hosting company Science & Technology Internet in northeastern Shandong province, said by telephone.
The Stuxnet software worm repeatedly sought to infect five industrial facilities in Iran over a 10-month period, a new report says, in what could be a clue into how it might have infected the Iranian uranium enrichment complex at Natanz. The report, released by Symantec, a computer security software firm, said there were three waves of attacks.
A serious complication has just emerged for Google's plan for high-quality, patent-free, open-source video on the Web -- but Google also revealed plans to try to counteract it. MPEG LA, an organization that licenses video-related patents related to a variety of standards, has formally requested for patent owners to inform them of patents they believe Google's VP8 technology uses.
Microsoft filed a motion in court accusing former manager Matt Miszewski of taking 25,000 pages of confidential information to competitor Salesforce.com. Miszewski formerly worked in Microsoft's group that sells to governments.
Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., reintroduced his legislation from the last Congress aimed at enhancing consumer privacy online. The bill appears to be similar to the legislation he offered in the last Congress that would allow for the collection and use of information from consumers but require firms to provide consumers with the ability to opt out from such collection.
Declaring that "we can't expect tomorrow's economy to take root using yesterday's infrastructure," President Obama made the case that expanding wireless access is critical to the nation’s economic recovery. "This isn't just about a faster Internet or being able to find a friend on Facebook," Mr. Obama said in a speech at Northern Michigan University, after viewing a demonstration on long-distance learning over the Internet.
For years, companies in the oil and energy industry have been the victims of attempts to steal e-mail and other sensitive information from hackers believed to be in China, according to a new report from McAfee. The attacks, to which McAfee gave the sinister name "Night Dragon," penetrated company networks through Web servers, compromised desktop computers, bypassed safeguards by misusing administrative credentials, and used remote administration tools to obtain the information, the security firm said.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said he plans to reintroduce cybersecurity legislation designed to boost international cooperation to confront digital threats. "If we don't get real about this, we could have some catastrophic events that could really hurt the country," Hatch said.
Last year the number of people victimized by identity theft decreased 28 percent, to 8.1 million, according to a report by Javelin Strategy & Research. Although that's still a huge number, it's 3 million fewer victims than in 2009.
An official Sony Twitter account has leaked the PlayStation 3 master signing key at the heart of the company's legal offensive against a group of hackers being sued for showing how to jailbreak the popular game console. Kevin Butler, a fictional PS3 vice president, retweeted the metldr key in what can only be assumed was a colossal mistake.
A U.S. grand jury will consider evidence collected by the FBI about Anonymous, which attacked websites of four companies to punish them for blocking contributions to WikiLeaks, according to court papers and an informal spokesman for the group of activist hackers. The federal grand jury in San Jose, California, will begin reviewing evidence that includes computers and mobile phones seized from suspected leaders as prosecutors probe the coordinated so-called denial-of-service attacks in December, according to a federal subpoena and the spokesman, Barrett Brown.
Cellphone security threats rose sharply last year as a proliferation of Internet-enabled mobile devices like smartphones and tablets provided new opportunities for cybercriminals, security software maker McAfee said. In its fourth-quarter threat report, McAfee said the number of pieces of new cellphone malware it found in 2010 rose 46 percent over 2009's level.
A controversial British law firm that sent letters to alleged illegal file sharers has been told it cannot drop its cases to "avoid public scrutiny." ACS:Law contacted thousands of people accusing them of illegally downloading movies and songs and demanding payments of £500 to avoid court action.
Columbia Law School professor Tim Wu, an influential academic and author who popularized the term "net neutrality," has been appointed senior advisor to the Federal Trade Commission. Mr. Wu, 38, will start his new position on Feb. 14 in the FTC's Office of Policy Planning, and will help the agency to develop policies that affect the Internet and the market for mobile communications and services.
A key lawmaker called on U.S. securities regulators to work with criminal authorities to crack down on hackers following reports that cyber attackers have repeatedly tried to break into trading systems run by Nasdaq OMX Group. Senator Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey and a member of the Senate Banking Committee, sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission urging the agency to take a closer look into hacking incidents and what can be done to prevent them.
For the first time, a group of Hollywood film studios has filed a copyright lawsuit against a cyberlocker. File-hosting service Hotfile has made a business out of offering a stash box for people to store their pirated movies, the Motion Picture Association of America claims in its suit against Hotfile.
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